thepedroid
Well-Known Member
I already told Kristie a lot of this - but here's my thoughts:
I thought this year was awesome. I LOVED having everything in one place, and I really enjoyed the Sahara. Our room wasn't anything special, but it wasn't bad either, and for $40-50, I'm not really expecting much more than a Motel 6. Plus, the hotel is really nothing more than a place for your drunk ass to crash at the end of the night!
I loved that Sahara is a small casino so it wasn't super crowded with a ton of people, I liked having the cheap gambling that is MUCH harder to find (and more crowded tables) farther down the strip. I loved being on the monorail, I really had no problems taking that around to get down to 9FI or to anywhere else. It's a 15min trip down the strip.
I liked having the big room, even though it was a little chilly it was better than in past years when it was SUPER hot in the suites at the Bellagio. It was also nice because I didn't feel so crowded/cramped. I agree with Seggy that we should have a tended bar to limit our liability.
I vote for the Sahara again, for everythingBut if you want someplace else, we also saw the Marriott near the LAS convention center (which is also on the monorail!) and they might be a little bit cheaper because they are "off strip" but honestly, I think we spent $137 for the 3 nights we were there, and I couldn't ask for a better deal.
The other thing to think about with costs is that there are a lot of flight instructors and first year guys on the site who are coming to NJC and they can't afford hotel rooms that are $100+ for each night. I know we certainly couldn't afford that this year, which would have led us to find someplace else to stay. I like having everyone in one place - we were able to meet up with Dazzler and his wife, and Tony for breakfast yesterday bfore we left which was nice. If we were all scattered in different places, that never would have happened.
I think this year was by far the best yet. It just keeps getting better
I totally agree with you on this. The Sahara really wasn't that bad at all. Yes it stunk, but I only paid $38 bucks a night and then split the cost with bigey. I wouldn't have been able to make it if the hotel was a $100 a night.
The Golden room was a little bit big, but that won't matter for next year because there will more than likely be more people attending. I thought it was great that the bar was tended by hotel staff and he did a really good job.
Even though it was far from the main strip, it really wasn't that bad. I got an all day bus pass for 5 bucks and a few of us snuck on the monorail on the way back from 9FI.
One thing I would like to see is more tours. The ones we had were great but it really sucked getting out of bed for MGM at 7AM. if it were later there would havebeen more attendees.
The roundtable session was really great. I want to thank everyone that participated and put in their 2 cents. A lot of the subjects even related to me and my non aviation job so I appreciate everyone that contributed to it.
all in all, Vegas was awesome, the people were awesome, and the Sahara was a good place to hold it. I vote for the Sahara again next year!!:rawk::rawk::rawk:
oh, i almost forgot..............THANKS DOUG AND KRISTIE!!!!!
